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UNBELIEVABLE: 4 - The Untold Story

‘Every second felt like eternity’: Inside the torture chambers of Ukraine’s occupied northeast

Detention, rape, beatings and executions. Ordinary Ukrainians endured unimaginable horror in areas captured by Russian troops. Bel Trew in Balakiya, Izium, Pisky-Radkivski speaks to those who survived as they try to pick up their shattered lives

The Independent UK

‘No support’: Minister faces criticism at relaunch of Ukraine host family scheme

THE Scottish Government has faced criticism after renewing calls for Scots to open their homes to displaced Ukrainians.

The National (Scotland)

Ukrainian teenage refugee taken in by Edinburgh couple stars in tennis competitions

Edinburgh Leisure have shared the inspiring story of a teenage tennis star overcoming obstacles to shine in tennis competitions across Scotland after being taken in by a caring capital couple.

Edinburgh Live

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Fresh wave of strikes shatters power infrastructure; Iran deepens support for Russia; how Kyiv’s statues are kept safe

The Guardian - AU

Night terror in Zaporizhzhia: strikes bring misery but city’s people vow to stay

Russia has been firing on Ukrainian city in the early hours since February, causing death and destruction

The Guardian - UK

‘TÁR’: Cate Blanchett fascinates as a brilliant but toxic conductor

Star seems to be an Oscar front-runner for her performance as a genius who makes beautiful music but leads an ugly life.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why classical conductor 'Tár' was the most terrifying role of Cate Blanchett's iconic career

Cate Blanchett has played her share of formidable characters, rulers who could bring mere mortals to their knees with a single icy stare: Queen Elizabeth I in "Elizabeth," Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the goddess Hela in "Thor: Ragnarok."

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‘I have no idea what to do’: war-torn towns around Kyiv fear bitter winter

Residents of towns occupied by Russia in early phase of war say homes still need rebuilding

The Guardian - UK

‘American Gigolo’: Showtime series turns movie into glossy but irresistible melodrama

In this bloodier, racier take, Jon Bernthal plays a more complex version of the Richard Gere sex worker.

Chicago Sun-Times

Despite shelling, family life goes on in cellar in eastern Ukraine

Bogdan and Olga have had no electricity, gas or running water for more than a month in their village near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, but they have no plans to leave.

Reuters

Woman, 37, pregnant with baby of man who is stepson she raised from age of seven

Marina Balmasheva already has a daughter with Vladimir Shavyrin, who she raised from the age of seven and ditched his dad for, and now she is pregnant with their second kid

Daily Mirror

Five Ukrainian women killed by Russian bombs hours after celebrating birthday

The young rookie fighters died in the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Alla Taran's three-year-old son is now an orphan after his father Vitaliy was also killed

Daily Mirror

‘I was born in war, I will die in war’: Trying to survive on Ukraine’s new front line

Russia’s war has now arrived in the Donetsk city of Kramatorsk, as Moscow vows to push further into Ukrainian territory. Bel Trew meets some of those living there, for whom every day is a battle for survival

The Independent UK

Ukrainian family-of-nine shocked after 'lovely' landlords turf them out via letter

The Hyryk family have been left devastated after dad Maksym and mother Olga, along with their five children and both their mothers, were given the ultimatum on May 11, after securing a home in Hampshire through the Government's Homes for Ukraine scheme

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Railcars used as shelters in Ukraine

IRPIN, Ukraine -- Some Ukrainian Railways' carriages were repurposed earlier this month as shelters for displaced people in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb.

Liverpool Echo

Paul O'Grady's dogs - forced return, tragic deaths and devastating diagnosis

The For the Love of Dogs host shares his home with a menagerie of pets including dogs, chickens, pigs, sheep, goats and alpacas

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Emily Maitlis’s cultural highlights

The broadcaster on Jodie Comer’s incredible stage performance, her father’s musical bequest, and Netflix’s flashy Spanish political potboiler

The Conversation

Pablo Picasso was not a lone genius creator – he was at the centre of several creative hubs, and changed the course of western art

Review: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition 2022: The Picasso Century, NGV International.

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The Guardian - UK

Olga review – political gymnastics drama sets the bar high

Gymnast Anastasiia Budiashkina gives an impressive performance as a rising star whose world is flipped upside down by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution

The Independent UK

100 days of Ukraine invasion: How Russian soldiers weaponised rape in war with Kyiv

Ukraine has documented more than 15,000 suspected war crimes, including rapes by ill-equipped Russian soldiers who use sexual violence to instil fear among the local population

Daily Mirror

Where Paul O'Grady's dogs are now - tragic deaths, forced to send back and fights

Animal lover Paul O'Grady has suffered through his fair share of animal heartbreak - but wouldn't let it stop him from welcoming more pets into his home and heart

France 24

Russian speakers reject the 'language of the enemy' by learning Ukrainian

One of the stated goals of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine was defending Russian-speaking populations who were allegedly being persecuted by Ukrainian nationalists. Ironically, since the start of the war, Russian speakers in Ukraine have been signing up for classes to improve their Ukrainian-language skills.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Israel treads careful line as public blames Russia

While PM Bennett tries to mediate peace, Israelis with backgrounds in ex-Soviet nations are against Moscow’s invasion.

The Independent UK

Ukraine offers to swap prisoners for hurt Mariupol fighters

Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol

Chronicle Live

Ukrainian family finds sanctuary in South Shields thanks to Hexham mum and local charity

Three generations of the same family and their dog escaped war-torn Ukraine to come to the North East and find safety

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